Comic Book Day: Pull List for March 6th, 2013

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The rise of the machines! Vikings battling undead hordes! Victorian Era Batman doing righteous battle with Jack the Ripper! That’s right – there’s all this and more in this week’s pull list. It’s Comic Book Day, so brace your wallets for impact in 3…2…1…now!

Top Picks

Age of Ultron #1 | Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch

Brian Michael Bendis likes writing Ultron stories so much, I’m beginning to suspect that he is Ultron or at the very least, he’s full of Pym Particles. This is Marvel’s latest tentpole event, it’s been a long time in the making, and Bendis wastes no time in throwing the reader into the thick of it. New York City is now a dystopian, dictatorial robocracy, and shit has hit the mechanically superior fan. The whole affair has a very Escape From New York/The Warriors vibe in the best way possible. Hitch spares no detail in creating these sterile hellscapes and Bendis has crafted a truly enticing opening salvo for what’s looking like an epic series.

Helheim #1 | Cullen Bunn and Joelle Jones & Nick Filardi

Vikings, witchcraft and horror from the Sixth Gun writer and a Fables artist? Yes, please! It’s from Oni Press? Even better. Named for the Viking version of hell, Helheim , a dark, bloody tale of berserkers battling the undead, should fill that Northlanders-shaped hole in your heart, and Jones’ musclebound artwork leaps off the page. It’s an auspicious start for this book, but there’s enough in here to make us want to keep rowing this narrative longboat.

The stories that essentially kicked off DC’s Elseworlds line are finally collected in a brand new trade paperback, and thank goodness for that. Collecting Batman: Gotham by Gaslight and its sequel Gotham: Master of the Future, this TPB takes us back to Victorian Era Gotham and pits Ol’ Brucey-boy against the likes of Jack the Ripper. Featuring some positively killer art from Hellboy maestro Mike Mignola, this is easily one of the best Elseworlds Batman stories. If you like a little bit of steampunk with your superhero, then don’t miss this one.